1 Battle Pope (4-issue mini; w Robert Kirkman; a Tony Moore & Val Staples). [From Funk-O-Tron: When Earth's guardian, Saint Michael, is taken captive by Lucifer, God
enlists the help of the only man who can do the job: the hard drinkin',
womanizing pope He had condemned for his evil ways. With the help of
Jesus H. Christ, Pope sets out on a rescue mission that could either be
his only chance of getting to Heaven, or a one way ticket to Hell!] |
2 Mayhem (2-issue mini + Battle Pope Shorts 1; w Robert Kirkman; a Matthew Roberts, Mark Kidwell). |
Battle Pope Presents: Saint Michael (3-issue mini; w Robert Kirkman; a Terry Stevens). [From Funk-O-Tron: "A man who has to be asked to do his job isn't a man at all." It's the end of the world, and God has abandoned humanity… all Hell breaks loose on earth. God, feeling sorry for the humans that He has condemned, sends the wizened general of His army, Saint Michael, to act as guardian for all of humanity. The only problem is that Mike knows next to nothing about humans, and is far too headstrong to ever ask questions. Hilarity ensues as St. Mike screws up time after time, but he means well and that's got to count for something... right?] |
| These collect color reprints of the Funk-O-Tron minis and one-shots, which will last 15 issues. Presumably, when those run out, it will continue with new material. |
1 Genesis (1-4 [which reprint 4-issue mini]; w Robert Kirkman; a Tony Moore & Val Staples). [From Image Comics: If you missed out on BATTLE POPE the first time around, now is your chance to find out what everyone was talking about! It's the end of the world and few are worthy of passage to heaven, not even the Pope. God leaves behind Saint Michael, the leader of his army, to act as a guardian for the humans. He fails, and is held captive by Lucifer. God then enlists the aide of the Pope to rescue Michael, and leaves his son Jesus H. Christ to assist him in his quest. Now presented in FULL-COLOR!] Book of the Week 4/12/06: A drunken womanizer becomes Pope. Are you offended? No? Wait. The Rapture comes, and the very few good humans are taken to heaven, leaving the rest of us, and the Pope, behind, at the mercy of the forces of Hell. The Pope gets into a barroom brawl with a demon over a woman. Offended yet? No? Hang on. He dies, but is brought back by a gun-toting Jesus; turns out the Archangel Michael is being held prisoner in Hell, so God turns the Pope into a super-hero and sends him on as rescue mission with Jesus as his sidekick. Now are you offended? No? Then buy this sick, tasteless, juvenile, hilarious book. You sick @&$#. |
2 Mayhem (5-8 [which reprint 2-issue mini + Battle Pope Shorts 1]; w Robert Kirkman; a Matthew Roberts, Tony Moore, Val Staples). [From Image Comics: Picking up right where volume one left off, this collection paves the way for all future Battle Pope stories. Featuring the downfall of HellCorp and Pope's rise to local celebrity status, plus as many fights, guns, jokes, chicks and violence as you can fit in a 120-page trade paperback. This one has it all. Now presented in FULL COLOR!] |
3 Pillow Talk (9-11 [which reprint Battle Pope Shorts 2-3 + Christmas Pope-tacular]; w Robert Kirkman; a Tony Moore, Cory Walker). [From Image Comics: Picking up right were Volume two left off, the latest trade paperback collection follows Pope through three love affairs and the sometimes deadly ramifications of them all. Jesus Vs. Santa! Pope makes time with The Virgin Mary! This one has it all! Now presented in FULL-COLOR!] |
4 Wrath of God (12-14; w Robert Kirkman; a Tony Moore). [From Image Comics: Picking up right where volume three left off! Battle Pope is in big trouble when God finds out about the time he spent with Mary over Christmas. Fire and brimstone fly as the stage is set for the battle of the millennium, BATTLE POPE vs. GOD! Now presented in FULL-COLOR!] |